Budget Process

UPDATE: Stan Collender thinks we might be making ice mountains out of snow hills. According to a number of news reports, President Obama has begun...

President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Maya MacGuineas, testified before the Senate Budget Committee on proposals to form a...

UPDATE: The Senate has passed a bill to extend jobless benefits, a bill which also includes the extension in the homebuyer tax credit and carry-back...

Yesterday the CBO delivered a cost estimate for instituting permanent Medicare physician payment updates by repealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR...

Update: Debate on this issue got pushed back until today in the Senate. CRFB recently released this press release on the issue : Don't Let Doc Fix Add...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: In an editorial titled, “ 2.47 trillion dimes,” The Washington...

Yesterday the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted its first public event -- Beyond PAYGO. Five panelists discussed recent proposals to...

Today, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform issued its first policy paper, “ A Closer Look at the President’s FY 2010 Budget Process Reform...

Tomorrow, on September 16th, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform will host an event -- Beyond PAYGO -- to discuss recent proposals to gain...

We think triggers can be helpful in budgeting, by providing a back-up plan for when estimates prove wrong or conditions change, and by helping...